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our nato allies. i believe that sanctions work but only when they're multilateral sanctions and we do sanctions individually and not as strong as they would be multilaterally yet a number of our nato allies have concerns and we've got to make sure they're part of whatever we do. we can't separate ourselves, in my viewpoint, from them. and that's -- our nato allies are tremendously important. some control experts continue to report that russia could potentially withdraw from treaties such as the i.n.f. and that they may further -- any further expansion of arms control efforts will likely make no headway for the foreseeable future system of, some of my colleagues, some of the pun -- i hear some pundits saying, give weapons, more sanctions, very few people are talking about diplomatic solutions. my first question is, do either of you still see, i believe there's still hope, we should talk and have conversations with nations we don't disagree with. is diplomacy an option here? do you seedy employee macy h
our nato allies. i believe that sanctions work but only when they're multilateral sanctions and we do sanctions individually and not as strong as they would be multilaterally yet a number of our nato allies have concerns and we've got to make sure they're part of whatever we do. we can't separate ourselves, in my viewpoint, from them. and that's -- our nato allies are tremendously important. some control experts continue to report that russia could potentially withdraw from treaties such as the...
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it is actually nato. nato has been growing like a cancer tumor. the last 25 years, it has swallowed our warsaw pact allies , as well as parts of the baltic states, and now it is the missing to swallow georgia and ukraine. so, the nato headquarters are saying they have to put the expedients to accept ukraine as legitimate, but you are saying bloc system is dying out, is outdated. i can't agree with that. i feel suffocated by nato. of course you can say i am being paranoid. but you know, as the saying goes, if you are paranoid, it does not mean you are not being followed, you are not being pursued. so, where is the red line to nato expansion, to nato enlargement? russia, how dof you feel? do you feel suffocated? afraid oft suffocation. >> i am not afraid. where is the red line? are there limits? >> neither me nor anybody should but we should be basing our activities on realities. and the realities you described ,uite vividly, as you can do and you try to scare us a little bit, but i will say again, i wouldn't be afraid of anything. we should be asse
it is actually nato. nato has been growing like a cancer tumor. the last 25 years, it has swallowed our warsaw pact allies , as well as parts of the baltic states, and now it is the missing to swallow georgia and ukraine. so, the nato headquarters are saying they have to put the expedients to accept ukraine as legitimate, but you are saying bloc system is dying out, is outdated. i can't agree with that. i feel suffocated by nato. of course you can say i am being paranoid. but you know, as the...
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side on the nato side and i think you heard this earlier with with the nato spokesman we have to quickly find ways to back away from what has been said it's the silliest and the most idiotic decision and statement that could have been made while moscow remains in a timeout nido is expected to step up cooperation with ukraine's armed forces by training officers joint exercises and promoting reforms right on russia's doorstep asking nato had always said that the cooperation with russia. matter of security but if you look at it if you look at the underlying reasons that if you look at their actions and reactions it's never been about security it's been about containing russia's growth question is will nato be able to contain the growth of terrorism drug trafficking and the spread of biological warfare all on its own marina point r.t. . with the u.s. led block striking out on its own the alliance is left to shoulder the massive cost of global security cash strapped american and european taxpayers will probably be the ones though who end up bearing the brunt of this substantial bill more than
side on the nato side and i think you heard this earlier with with the nato spokesman we have to quickly find ways to back away from what has been said it's the silliest and the most idiotic decision and statement that could have been made while moscow remains in a timeout nido is expected to step up cooperation with ukraine's armed forces by training officers joint exercises and promoting reforms right on russia's doorstep asking nato had always said that the cooperation with russia. matter of...
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but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major political and symbolic blow to the afghan government and to nato and in those cases it would be much more likely to engage. >> they couldn't get the bodies of the fallen comrades, so they're very disappointed. but they say they killed a lot of afghan national army soldiers, i can't confirm it because we couldn't get close to the base. and they also say that they hit one tank. >> the taliban walk through the streets openly - mingling with civilians. the afghan government claims to be in control of this area, that is clearly not the case. while its hard to draw conclusions from this sort of access, what i can say is t
but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major...
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, that's an attack on all nato allies, given article five of nato, he's not going to be that reckless. >> again, we're not dealing with somebody who has the same rationale thought process we may have thought even two years ago. he's made decisions based on what he thinks the position of both nato and the u.s. are. and currently, he is not certain that that will evoke a nato response. we're having a hard time getting our european allies even centered around sanctions on what his actions in ukraine and georgia. they've walked away from the nato talks with georgia because of the invasion in south ossetia in georgia. >> that was back in 2008. >> they said they wouldn't be there long. they built full-time bases for their fsb officers along the borders. i have been on the border and seen these sites. they have schools, they have playgrounds. these are not temporariry facilities, they're there for good. i think all the indicators led putin to believe he can be more bold, a lot more aggressive. there's judst not a lot nato an the u.s. can do. you don't want to push this too far. i think this
, that's an attack on all nato allies, given article five of nato, he's not going to be that reckless. >> again, we're not dealing with somebody who has the same rationale thought process we may have thought even two years ago. he's made decisions based on what he thinks the position of both nato and the u.s. are. and currently, he is not certain that that will evoke a nato response. we're having a hard time getting our european allies even centered around sanctions on what his actions in...
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but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major political and symbolic blow to the afghan government and to nato and in those cases it would be much more likely to engage. >> they couldn't get the bodies of the fallen comrades, so they're very disappointed. but they say they killed a lot of afghan national army soldiers, i can't confirm it because we couldn't get close to the base. and they also say that they hit one tank. >> the taliban walk through the streets openly - mingling with civilians. the afghan government claims to be in control of this area, that is clearly not the case. while its hard to draw conclusions from this sort of access, what i can say is t
but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major...
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even though nato is a security organization it has long made economic coordination part of the mission and members used alliance with nonmembers to respond to emergencies around the world such as the 2004 tsunami but the problems though are challenging, all nato members are supposed to spend 2% of gdp on defense, only 3 countries do so, that means joint operations like the 2011 airborne in libya and 1999 war were run mainly by u.s. forces. after the russia, georgia war in 2008, some nato members resisted expanding alliance because they didn't want to have to defend russia's neighbors from attack. moscow meantime is suspicious of nato's ultimate goals. >> it sees it as an organization set up basically to contain and confront the soviet union but hasn't really found a new mission for itself in the post cold war world. >> reporter: is a top to bottom thought required or have they reenforced the original purpose mutual self-defense. >> we are clear article five remains at the heart of nato's purpose and mission. >> reporter: a story defense alliance focused on its original mission even as
even though nato is a security organization it has long made economic coordination part of the mission and members used alliance with nonmembers to respond to emergencies around the world such as the 2004 tsunami but the problems though are challenging, all nato members are supposed to spend 2% of gdp on defense, only 3 countries do so, that means joint operations like the 2011 airborne in libya and 1999 war were run mainly by u.s. forces. after the russia, georgia war in 2008, some nato...
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some of his claim nato has become merely a branch of u.s. foreign policy with washington's economic interests ultimately determining the course the alliance takes. i am all for international law i think we badly need it if we want to live in a world of peaceful coexistence but the question is what is left of international law after sixty five years of interventions dozens of interventions in the internal affairs of other countries. and of a series of illegal wars what united states needs is a world where its multinational corporations have privileged access to the world's markets for their products and couple exports of course also. control of the world's energy resources that are on the serial zz and war and the threats of war has always been one of the means true which the united states. secured this access to markets and resources and nato has always been one of the tools. of this policy and we will continue our special coverage of nato a sixty fifth birthday for the day and with more expert analysis and opinion coming your way later in t
some of his claim nato has become merely a branch of u.s. foreign policy with washington's economic interests ultimately determining the course the alliance takes. i am all for international law i think we badly need it if we want to live in a world of peaceful coexistence but the question is what is left of international law after sixty five years of interventions dozens of interventions in the internal affairs of other countries. and of a series of illegal wars what united states needs is a...
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on april 16, nato allies agreed on additional measures to provide reassurance and demonstrate nato's resolve and solidarity. the u.s. army in europe has deployed over the last week company-sized contingents of par troopers to poland, latvia, lithuania and estonia for exercises with those host governments' troops. these will be a first in a series of expanded land force training exercises in the region that will take place at least through the end of the year. as we prepare for nato summit in whales, it will be an opportunity to reassess the alliance's long-term priorities . that along with nato-ukraine relations, questions related to the open door and nato enlargement, afghanistan capabilities and enhancing nato partnerships. we're engaged with other frontline states like georgia and moldova. secondly, we see a vital role for the o.c.e. in this crisis. along with our allies in europe, we are committed to maintaining a large presence of international monitors as part of the special monitoring mission. this mission is positioned to objectively assess the security situation and investig
on april 16, nato allies agreed on additional measures to provide reassurance and demonstrate nato's resolve and solidarity. the u.s. army in europe has deployed over the last week company-sized contingents of par troopers to poland, latvia, lithuania and estonia for exercises with those host governments' troops. these will be a first in a series of expanded land force training exercises in the region that will take place at least through the end of the year. as we prepare for nato summit in...
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. >>> does lithuania need nato? i guarantee you nato will be there. >> u.s. troops arrive in lithuania as nato beefs up its presence in the balkan states. president obama prepares for trade talks with leaders in malaysi malaysia. >> there you have it, festivities continue in vatican city where millions prepare for the canonization of not one but two popes. >>> more american troops are arriving in eastern europe today, and they'll add to the nato operation responding to tensions in ukraine. the u.s. is sends hundreds of soldiers to the balantic states. >> we are here to demonstrate nato's commitment to lithuania with our persistent presence of trained soldiers. let me make this clear. should lithuania need nato, i guarantee you nato will be there. >> the leaders are preparing to hold emergency talks on monday, and the white house and members of the g-7 all promising penalties for russia saying we have committed to act urgently toance fie targeted sanctions due to the cost of russia's actions. they cut short a trip to italy today citing escalating tensions with
. >>> does lithuania need nato? i guarantee you nato will be there. >> u.s. troops arrive in lithuania as nato beefs up its presence in the balkan states. president obama prepares for trade talks with leaders in malaysi malaysia. >> there you have it, festivities continue in vatican city where millions prepare for the canonization of not one but two popes. >>> more american troops are arriving in eastern europe today, and they'll add to the nato operation...
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our nato allies. i believe that sanctions work but only when they're multilateral sanctions and we do sanctions individually and not as strong as they would be multilaterally yet a number of our nato allies have concerns and we've got to make sure they're part of whatever we do. we can't separate ourselves, in my viewpoint, from them. nato allies our are tremendously important. some control experts continue to report that russia could potentially withdraw from treaties such as the i.n.f. and that they may further -- any further expansion of arms control efforts will likely make no headway for the foreseeable future system of, some of my colleagues, some of the pun -- i hear some pundits saying, give weapons, more sanctions, very few people are talking about diplomatic solutions. my first question is, do either of you still see, i believe there's still hope, we should talk and have conversations with nations we don't disagree with. is diplomacy an option here? do you seedy employee macy having an a cha
our nato allies. i believe that sanctions work but only when they're multilateral sanctions and we do sanctions individually and not as strong as they would be multilaterally yet a number of our nato allies have concerns and we've got to make sure they're part of whatever we do. we can't separate ourselves, in my viewpoint, from them. nato allies our are tremendously important. some control experts continue to report that russia could potentially withdraw from treaties such as the i.n.f. and...
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a major escalation of nato forces in europe. "we will increase our power in the air, sea, and land." as negotiations begin today in geneva, we are demanding that yet,ans de-escalate, and nato, we are escalating as these negotiations begin. if you were to say, what is going on in ukraine today -- unfortunately, the focus is entirely on eastern ukraine. we don't have any western media and western ukraine, the other half of the country. we are not clear what is going on there. clearly, things are getting worse and worse. each side has a story that totally conflicts with the other side's story. there seems to be no middle ground. if there's is no middle ground in public discourse in the russian media or american media, it is not clear what middleground they can find in these negotiations. personally, i think, and people will say, does it seems to me the proposals the russians made a month ago for resolving the conflict are at least a good starting point. it is not clear the united states will accept it. >> it was just a few weeks ag
a major escalation of nato forces in europe. "we will increase our power in the air, sea, and land." as negotiations begin today in geneva, we are demanding that yet,ans de-escalate, and nato, we are escalating as these negotiations begin. if you were to say, what is going on in ukraine today -- unfortunately, the focus is entirely on eastern ukraine. we don't have any western media and western ukraine, the other half of the country. we are not clear what is going on there. clearly,...
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all members of nato. the united states is fully committed to meeting its article five response of the the. this is a critical time for the nato alliance. and for the polish-u.s. bilateral relationship. is also an opportunity to capitalize on the strong relationship that our two countries have built together over the past 25 years. the solidarity and partnership we discussed today will identify new areas we can work together, including special operations ,orces, air force cooperation and additional exercises and training. it will also look at how we can our jointild on to aviation detachment and air missile defense collaboration. in recent weeks, the united states has significantly augmented the aviation andchment with 12 f-16's 200 support personnel from the air base in italy. we are committed to maintaining that augmented presence through the end of the year. this is a clear demonstration of america's bilateral commitment to poland. nato allies inr the region. the united states is also encouraging other
all members of nato. the united states is fully committed to meeting its article five response of the the. this is a critical time for the nato alliance. and for the polish-u.s. bilateral relationship. is also an opportunity to capitalize on the strong relationship that our two countries have built together over the past 25 years. the solidarity and partnership we discussed today will identify new areas we can work together, including special operations ,orces, air force cooperation and...
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creating or expectations in stereo war propaganda the contrast between what nato says and what nato does became most obvious in the nine hundred ninety s. when the military alliance started expanding eastward despite a promise given to moscow before the collapse of the soviet union the fact that we are ready not to place a need to army i'd say of german territory gives the soviet union our firm security guarantee fast forward twenty four years. of eastern european countries to nato was one of the greatest success stories are worth time but the task is not yet complete in one thousand nine hundred ninety when the commitment was made to moscow not to expand sixteen nations were part of nato later twelve more joint all of them dotted close to the russian front here more members could be on their way we're talking about the launch of the global nodes are constructed anywhere on the nose. at a moment's notice and can overwhelm other nations with no turn superiority which is on mount a new gun the only time in history one time to have that sort of i'm sure on this notorious very early on the a
creating or expectations in stereo war propaganda the contrast between what nato says and what nato does became most obvious in the nine hundred ninety s. when the military alliance started expanding eastward despite a promise given to moscow before the collapse of the soviet union the fact that we are ready not to place a need to army i'd say of german territory gives the soviet union our firm security guarantee fast forward twenty four years. of eastern european countries to nato was one of...
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they have given a senior nato commander until april 15th to reassure nato allies. >>> a police brigadier general has been killed and four other officers injured in two blasts in central cairo. officials say the roadside bombs exploded seconds apart. they targeted riot police outside the engineering faculty at cairo university. let's go to bbc's ola guerin. >> reporter: we understand these are explosions that took place outside the main gates of cairo university. the campus has been a battleground in recent months with regular protests taking place by supporters of the band muslim brotherhood with regular police action to shut down those protests. we do know it's very clear that police were the targets today. the senior officer killed is a brigadier in a local investigations unit. we understand that between four and five other police officers were killed, possibly -- were injured i should say, four to five injured including another senior officer. it is the latest on a string of attacks on the security forces here in egypt and more than 400 police and troops have been killed in recent mon
they have given a senior nato commander until april 15th to reassure nato allies. >>> a police brigadier general has been killed and four other officers injured in two blasts in central cairo. officials say the roadside bombs exploded seconds apart. they targeted riot police outside the engineering faculty at cairo university. let's go to bbc's ola guerin. >> reporter: we understand these are explosions that took place outside the main gates of cairo university. the campus has...
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of nato, obviously? >> i think if we did not take the steps that we're taking now, he would think that maybe it's an option. i think putin doesn't have an end state in mind other than strengthening russian power and influence. and i think he has three things in mind. he has the russian communities that surround ukraine that he wants to be part of russia. he has the former soviet union states that he believes russia should have determinant influence over and then russia acting as the great power of the world. he's going to push out and try and develop all of these things and only stop where he feels pushback. we have ethnic russian communities, say, in lithuania or latvia or estonia. we see the same thing in moldova which is not a nato ally. and i think russia is going to be probing constantly to see where is there pushback and where is there not pushback? so by taking the steps nalt t s taking, i think we are sending the right sfal to russia, don't touch nato. if we did not do that, i think he would wond
of nato, obviously? >> i think if we did not take the steps that we're taking now, he would think that maybe it's an option. i think putin doesn't have an end state in mind other than strengthening russian power and influence. and i think he has three things in mind. he has the russian communities that surround ukraine that he wants to be part of russia. he has the former soviet union states that he believes russia should have determinant influence over and then russia acting as the great...
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nato has long made economic coordination part of its mission. it's members have used one off alliances with non-members to respond to emergencies around the world. the problems, though, are challenging. all nato members are supposed to spend about 2% of their gdp on defense, only 3 countries do so. that means joint operations such as the 1999 air war in kosovo were run mainly by u.s. forces. and after the russia, georgia war in 2008, some members resisted expanding the eye liance because they didn't want to have to depend russia's neighbors. >> moscow sees it as an organization set up to contain and confront the soviet union, but hasn't really found a mission for itself in the post cold war world. >> reporter: is a top to bottom we think hired? or has russia reinforced nato's purpose, mutual self-defense? >> article five remains at the heart of nato's purpose and mission. >> reporter: a storied defense alliance who focused on its original mission even as it tries to refrain itself for 21st century challenges. >>> ukraine's neighbors fear they co
nato has long made economic coordination part of its mission. it's members have used one off alliances with non-members to respond to emergencies around the world. the problems, though, are challenging. all nato members are supposed to spend about 2% of their gdp on defense, only 3 countries do so. that means joint operations such as the 1999 air war in kosovo were run mainly by u.s. forces. and after the russia, georgia war in 2008, some members resisted expanding the eye liance because they...
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what happens when us and nato troops leave remains an open question. >> hello. i'm richelle carey. welcome to al jazeera america. john siegenthaler has the night off. crisis in ukraine. pro russian protesters, defying kiev. pope francis asks for forgiveness for child-molesting priests.
what happens when us and nato troops leave remains an open question. >> hello. i'm richelle carey. welcome to al jazeera america. john siegenthaler has the night off. crisis in ukraine. pro russian protesters, defying kiev. pope francis asks for forgiveness for child-molesting priests.
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it is actually nato. nato has been growing like a cancer tumor. the last 25 years, it has swallowed our warsaw pact allies, as well as parts of the baltic states, and now it is the missing to swallow georgia and ukraine. so, the nato headquarters are saying they have to put the expedients to accept ukraine as legitimate, but you are saying the bloc system is dying out, is outdated. i can't agree with that. i feel suffocated by nato. of course you can say i am being paranoid. but you know, as the saying goes, if you are paranoid, it does not mean you are not being followed, you are not being pursued. so, where is the red line to nato expansion, to nato enlargement? as the leader of russia, how do you feel? do you feel suffocated? >> i am not afraid of suffocation. >> i am not afraid. where is the red line? are there limits? >> neither me nor anybody should have fear, but we should be basing our activities on realities. and the realities you described quite vividly, as you can do, and you try to scare us a little bit, but i will say again, i wouldn'
it is actually nato. nato has been growing like a cancer tumor. the last 25 years, it has swallowed our warsaw pact allies, as well as parts of the baltic states, and now it is the missing to swallow georgia and ukraine. so, the nato headquarters are saying they have to put the expedients to accept ukraine as legitimate, but you are saying the bloc system is dying out, is outdated. i can't agree with that. i feel suffocated by nato. of course you can say i am being paranoid. but you know, as...
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this is presumably to reassure nato allies. when it comes to ukraine what can nato do? ukraine is not a nato partner. >> right, you're drawing a correct distinction between nato allies and countries that are not allies. we have a commitment to defend the territory of all nato allies, including the pal particular states, poland and to son. it's simply to reassure those countries and create a deterrent against those countries. in the case of ukraine, we don't have that obligation, but we are very concerned when we see russia undermining a neighboring country, claiming that the citizens and territory should rightfully belong to russia and taking steps to actually bring that about. here we should be providing assistance to ukraine, perhaps military equipment, certainly advises to help them with tactics. right now, ukraine is facing a very tough problem of russian supported armed groups taking over buildings and facilities in eastern ukraine and then trying to reestablish control, risking that russia's own troops would pour over the border to come in. >> president putin agai
this is presumably to reassure nato allies. when it comes to ukraine what can nato do? ukraine is not a nato partner. >> right, you're drawing a correct distinction between nato allies and countries that are not allies. we have a commitment to defend the territory of all nato allies, including the pal particular states, poland and to son. it's simply to reassure those countries and create a deterrent against those countries. in the case of ukraine, we don't have that obligation, but we...
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nato. nato has to look at its own interests in a broader spectrum. so, yes, i think an agreement among nato members in russia, that ukraine will be neutral, does provide the type of political space that they need in order to focus on their domestic problems. >> nato at the bucharest summit in 2008 declared that ukraine and georgia will become members. nato has already spoken on this issue, number one. number two, for the past several years, no one has been pushing ukraine membership in nato. this is a red herring. yanukovych, oddly enough, actually increased cooperation with nato while he was president, but he made it clear that he wasn't going to pursue membership, which is fine. nobody's pushing membership for ukraine in nato. it's not the issue right now. there are other things they need to resolve. but this is just a false issue that's being raised. >> ok, we're going to move on to this woman in the second row in the red. >> my name is anna, and i'm half russian, half ukrainian. i just
nato. nato has to look at its own interests in a broader spectrum. so, yes, i think an agreement among nato members in russia, that ukraine will be neutral, does provide the type of political space that they need in order to focus on their domestic problems. >> nato at the bucharest summit in 2008 declared that ukraine and georgia will become members. nato has already spoken on this issue, number one. number two, for the past several years, no one has been pushing ukraine membership in...
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but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major political and symbolic blow to the afghan government and to nato and in those cases it would be much more likely to engage. >> they couldn't get the bodies of the fallen comrades, so they're very disappointed. but they say they killed a lot of afghan national army soldiers, i can't confirm it because we couldn't get close to the base. and they also say that they hit one tank. >> the taliban walk through the streets openly - mingling with civilians. the afghan government claims to be in control of this area, that is clearly not the case. while its hard to draw conclusions from this sort of access, what i can say is t
but i'm concerned about the nato planes circling above us. >> i just saw two fighter jets in the air, flying very low, possibly targeting us i'm scared as hell. >> but the planes didn't attack us >> it's not a major attack. it's a small group of taliban, it lasted for a couple of hours. for those types of attacks isaf planes don't normally engage. there are much larger attacks 200, 300 taliban in which there is a real danger of the base being overrun which would be a major...
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we invited russians to join organizations like the wto, the nato-russia council. but what russia's actions in ukraine tell us is that today putin's russia is playing by a different set of rules. and through its occupation of crimea and its subsequent destabilization of eastern ukraine, russia seeks to change the security landscape of east and central europe. so we find ourselves in a defining moment for our transatlantic alliance, and nobody should mistake that. and we are prepared to do what we need to do and to go the distance to uphold that alliance. our strength will come from our unity, and the strength of our alliance always has come from our unity over the course of the 65 years. so together we have to push back against those who want to try to change sovereign borders by force. together we have to support those who simply want to try to live as we do or as others do. i remember being in kiev, and a man came up to me and said, you know, i just came back from australia, and i had to come back here, and i had to be part of this, and i had to work so that peop
we invited russians to join organizations like the wto, the nato-russia council. but what russia's actions in ukraine tell us is that today putin's russia is playing by a different set of rules. and through its occupation of crimea and its subsequent destabilization of eastern ukraine, russia seeks to change the security landscape of east and central europe. so we find ourselves in a defining moment for our transatlantic alliance, and nobody should mistake that. and we are prepared to do what...
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as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the de
as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from...
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we don't need nato troops on the russian border. it is a clear sign of me does duty we want it. we need to make sure that all individual nato member states feel at ease you need a military plans will now be defined officials say they could be completed in two weeks. this is nato's first meeting since the economy in crisis began bring your correspond to me that was following the brussels summit forest jeff first off what new deterrence good nato put in place in eastern europe. well the statement tonight from nine to this as the nation will implement immediate and long term measures to strengthen our ukraine's ability to provide for its own security. that means help on the grounds that means sending extra nine to stop tuesday and they carefully office in kiev to reinforce that. um it doesn't mean anything in a minute re sense of the mama but it certainly does mean of providing new kind with the help it needs financial and in terms of people on the ground training stopped to improve its capacity development. it's an asset to the numbers in other words just to reinforce and green sh
we don't need nato troops on the russian border. it is a clear sign of me does duty we want it. we need to make sure that all individual nato member states feel at ease you need a military plans will now be defined officials say they could be completed in two weeks. this is nato's first meeting since the economy in crisis began bring your correspond to me that was following the brussels summit forest jeff first off what new deterrence good nato put in place in eastern europe. well the statement...
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secretary general for nato sharing concerns that russia will not withdraw troops from crimea. and meanwhile the ukrainian crisis has some questioning nato's mission. >> reporter: the political crisis in ukraine, and what nato considers the illegal annexation of crimea, has the alliance stressing why it is still relevant. but some analysts say the alliance needs to return to its roots. >> the nato alliance felt like things in its immediately neighborhood were relatively under control and had the freedom, capability and experience to understood take missions in far-away places. >> reporter: the original mission was simple. they agreed to defend each other if attacked. indeed they went to war in afghanistan after the september 11th attacks. but they also operate with partner states including russia and ukraine, countries in africa, and eight countries not located anywhere near the atlantic ocean. its members have used one off alliances to respond to emergencies around the world such as the 2004 tsunami. all nato members are support to spend about 2% of their gdp on defense. only
secretary general for nato sharing concerns that russia will not withdraw troops from crimea. and meanwhile the ukrainian crisis has some questioning nato's mission. >> reporter: the political crisis in ukraine, and what nato considers the illegal annexation of crimea, has the alliance stressing why it is still relevant. but some analysts say the alliance needs to return to its roots. >> the nato alliance felt like things in its immediately neighborhood were relatively under control...
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as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the de
as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from...
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joining me is anders fogh rasmussen, nato's secretary general. i am pleased to have him back on this program. thank you very much, mr. secretary general, it's good to have you back. >> you're welcome. >> rose: tell me what you mean when you say nato suspends all practical cooperation with russia and that it means certainly that no more business as usual? would you elaborate? >> yeah, we have decided to suspend all political and-- all military and civilian practical cooperation with russia as a response to russia's illegal military action in ukraine. so it means that a number of cooperation projects, where we have coomented with russia, will now be suspended. some of them will continue, but without participation of russia. >> rose: you're waiting for russia to withdraw froops from the ukraine border. when do you expect that to happen? >> well oorkts difficult to speak about expectations here because we have seen a very determined russian action in crimea, but we urge russia to pull back its troops, to live up to her international obligations, and
joining me is anders fogh rasmussen, nato's secretary general. i am pleased to have him back on this program. thank you very much, mr. secretary general, it's good to have you back. >> you're welcome. >> rose: tell me what you mean when you say nato suspends all practical cooperation with russia and that it means certainly that no more business as usual? would you elaborate? >> yeah, we have decided to suspend all political and-- all military and civilian practical cooperation...
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we are joined by nato's secretary-general. i'm pleased to have them on the program. is good to have you back. >> you're welcome. >> tell me what you mean when you say that nato suspends all practical cooperation with russia and that it means certainly that no more business as usual. can you elaborate? >> we have decided to suspend all political and military and civilian practical cooperation with russia as a response to russia's illegal military action in ukraine, so it means that a number of cooperation projects where we had with russia will be suspended. some of them will be continued but without the participation of russia. >> you're waiting or russia to withdraw troops from the ukraine border,, when you spec that to happen? >> is difficult to speak about expectations because we have seen a very determined russian action in crimea. we urge russia. we want them to engage in a constructive dialogue sooner rather than later. >> do you believe that they will withdraw troops from the border? have they given you any indication that they will? >> no indication whatsoever
we are joined by nato's secretary-general. i'm pleased to have them on the program. is good to have you back. >> you're welcome. >> tell me what you mean when you say that nato suspends all practical cooperation with russia and that it means certainly that no more business as usual. can you elaborate? >> we have decided to suspend all political and military and civilian practical cooperation with russia as a response to russia's illegal military action in ukraine, so it means...
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four days after the nato image was snapped from space. russia's defense minister announced a battalion of motorized infantry had finished drills and was returning to its permanent base. russia has always insisted the extra forces in this region are only here to conduct exercises, then they'll go home. nato says this series of fuzzy satellite photos back up its claim there are 40,000-plus russian troops ready to roll across the ukrainian border. here on the ground at russia's western frontier, it is impossible to verify either side's claim. the only certainties are the vastness of the countryside, the poor roads connecting remote communities, and the overwhelming belief among the people that war with ukraine is unthinkable. phil black, cnn, southwestern russia. >>> we want to bring you information now on new tensions overshadowing the already fragile israeli/palestinian peace talks. >> the their are reports that israel -- there are reports that israel is imposing economic sanctions against the palestinians. israel reported they will deduct
four days after the nato image was snapped from space. russia's defense minister announced a battalion of motorized infantry had finished drills and was returning to its permanent base. russia has always insisted the extra forces in this region are only here to conduct exercises, then they'll go home. nato says this series of fuzzy satellite photos back up its claim there are 40,000-plus russian troops ready to roll across the ukrainian border. here on the ground at russia's western frontier,...
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position has been started the western vision has been a bit of a fear that this could weaken nato nato has a lot of other functions besides dealing with russia and they're concerned about or hurting those. in a way there are of course members of nato some of them are countries had a bad experience of russia and you know they are very very nice eager to develop close relations with russia and so i mean i see the russian objection and it's true but i don't seem easy way to solve this and i don't think what we've seen the last few months is going to make any easier to solve well what is love i would agree with richard it's good to actually be a lot harder now and this is one of the things i find very interesting these self-determination issue of crimea for me is a red herring it's should have been part of russia all along the process there's many many arguments that can be made in. i would listen to those arguments here but what is love is are we in a new era now has its things really changed because i think we could say georgia two thousand and eight was a warning and this time when the
position has been started the western vision has been a bit of a fear that this could weaken nato nato has a lot of other functions besides dealing with russia and they're concerned about or hurting those. in a way there are of course members of nato some of them are countries had a bad experience of russia and you know they are very very nice eager to develop close relations with russia and so i mean i see the russian objection and it's true but i don't seem easy way to solve this and i don't...
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is nato the same? >> and nato is closer to the nato george kennan wanted it to be. at the end of their lives, they came together and they said united states should not back nato expansion. in fact, if nato got bigger, eventually russia would -- >> right -- >> predicted what happened. >> to go from what i consider the most important document in atlanticcentury, charter, to this huge success he wrote about and now we are in what you would all agree is a total jumble. to clarity forth the united states? >> a couple of paths to clarity. the first is to continue what barack obama's general philosophy has been, relatively low disengagement and if you intervene you will probably make it worse. that is clear. it does not lead to the best situation for eastern ukraine from our perspective and possibly western ukraine. the second would be more active with the rest of nato and the rest of europe, and that would be to try to thwart russian expansion. >> aren't we taking a neville chamberlain tacked question are >> there is a effort between hitler and putin. hitler had a desire
is nato the same? >> and nato is closer to the nato george kennan wanted it to be. at the end of their lives, they came together and they said united states should not back nato expansion. in fact, if nato got bigger, eventually russia would -- >> right -- >> predicted what happened. >> to go from what i consider the most important document in atlanticcentury, charter, to this huge success he wrote about and now we are in what you would all agree is a total jumble. to...
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since we are right now our relations with nato are very very strange some american troops attacked nato will stay in afghanistan and maybe some american allies to leave small contingents that on one hand that's not seen as very good on the other that plea to ensure stability and that islamist takeover of denis betts also ok with russia russia's going to work with. no matter who wins the election because stability is very important will be helping the afghan government. to not allow the taliban and pro taliban forces to take over. almost all dunno what are some of russia's current interest there in afghanistan and what is its policy toward the country. the system though it is the eu number one concern. then there's concern with the afghan narcotics and arrow in the mass are we being moved into the shed. and the rational side is striking back. we are cooperating on different projects with the afghan authorities traditionally there was a lot of aggression. picking growing in influence and technical presence in afghanistan. that was before the rush and the war that began in seventy nine. de
since we are right now our relations with nato are very very strange some american troops attacked nato will stay in afghanistan and maybe some american allies to leave small contingents that on one hand that's not seen as very good on the other that plea to ensure stability and that islamist takeover of denis betts also ok with russia russia's going to work with. no matter who wins the election because stability is very important will be helping the afghan government. to not allow the taliban...
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although officials maintain its joining nato is not a priority for the country. just in time for all of us to stand with your opinion people in support of their territorial integrity the shop. we are doing. in response to the us in its allies collingwood should address or a joke emerged on social media and a major fracture encircled by nato bases saying russia wants war look how close they put their country to hour basis on a more serious note i had to turn their precious little unbalanced. wrexham so much of this front too. that it will feel comfortable in the picture. getting in washington where the rest of nature and rates are forcing next to it are a foreigner or she wants. sixty five years ago. well they signed the north atlantic treaty in this building in the us capital. most airlines was designed to counter the threat of the soviet union. the site disappeared when the soviet union collapsed the kids that are pointing down operations needed to expand it. think also close to russia's borders should come as no surprise there were no longer believes west claim
although officials maintain its joining nato is not a priority for the country. just in time for all of us to stand with your opinion people in support of their territorial integrity the shop. we are doing. in response to the us in its allies collingwood should address or a joke emerged on social media and a major fracture encircled by nato bases saying russia wants war look how close they put their country to hour basis on a more serious note i had to turn their precious little unbalanced....
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georgia is interested in becoming a nato partner. that would present an interesting dynamic to russia. ukraine is a little bit early. they have notey moved in that direction. russia does not want to see ukraine become a nato partner. i think moving in that direction would be exactly what russia doesn't want to see happen t would be interesting from the point of view of trying to counter what russia is doing today if there were more interests in common defense with regards to nato in regards to that region. europe has been reluctant on nato expansion for reasons unrelated to the russian crisis, created crisis. there will be a meeting later this year in which there there e considerations of countries for nato accession. what is your view how helpful that would be and making it clear to russia that we are very serious about protecting the territoriala integrity of countries in the region? >> well, thank you, senator, for that question. you're right, there is, one fundamental question is, what does, russia want? and you're absolutely 100
georgia is interested in becoming a nato partner. that would present an interesting dynamic to russia. ukraine is a little bit early. they have notey moved in that direction. russia does not want to see ukraine become a nato partner. i think moving in that direction would be exactly what russia doesn't want to see happen t would be interesting from the point of view of trying to counter what russia is doing today if there were more interests in common defense with regards to nato in regards to...
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what has nato said about maintaining ukraine's sovereignty? >> well, first and foremost, let me remind you of some of the clear-cut warnings that have been made by nato's top military commander to europe. he said that russia had between 30 to 40,000 troops still on the borders of eastern ukraine, and that as quickly as a period of three to five days the russians could take control. the situation is very worrying indeed, and it does mean that nato needs to think of how to bolster its potential defenses in the east of the continent. >> if russia were to intervene further in ukraine, i wouldn't hesitate it -- hesitate to call it an historic mistake. that would lead to further isolation international isolation of russia. >>> well, on april 15th, nato's military chiefs will return here to headquarters and present a series of options that are open to the alliance on how to bolster forces and armoury in land, sea, and sky, the message that nato wants to second that they are poised and ready to defending against any aggression. russia has pretty much
what has nato said about maintaining ukraine's sovereignty? >> well, first and foremost, let me remind you of some of the clear-cut warnings that have been made by nato's top military commander to europe. he said that russia had between 30 to 40,000 troops still on the borders of eastern ukraine, and that as quickly as a period of three to five days the russians could take control. the situation is very worrying indeed, and it does mean that nato needs to think of how to bolster its...
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russia has even provided ships for nato's maritime counter terrorism operation. moscow and the alliance have also joined forces to remove and dismantled serious stockpile of chemical weapons by funding and providing technical assistance for the disarmament process. for six eaters media was allowed to carry essential supplies to russia to its troops in afghanistan and in twenty twelve moscow branch of the alliance are unprecedented access to road and rail networks as well is it there speaks to transport vital military hardware to us forces battling the taliban since two thousand five didier russia council has been jointly training counter narcotics personnel from afghanistan pakistan and central asian countries as of october. roughly three thousand officers have been ready to fight the drug treat and then eating from afghanistan despite all this historic success. nato has temporarily at the indian strategic ties with russia was choosing to align itself closer with you create these kinds of throwing up all the walls. you reject the relationships that i'm not talkin
russia has even provided ships for nato's maritime counter terrorism operation. moscow and the alliance have also joined forces to remove and dismantled serious stockpile of chemical weapons by funding and providing technical assistance for the disarmament process. for six eaters media was allowed to carry essential supplies to russia to its troops in afghanistan and in twenty twelve moscow branch of the alliance are unprecedented access to road and rail networks as well is it there speaks to...
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by russia. >> where does nato stand with russia. >> clearly they are in a pretty bad state. still under the egis of a russia nato council formed back in 2002, both sides have worked on drugs control, on weapons in places like afghanistan, but all practical cooperation has now been suspended. according to rasmussen business as usual is now on hold. >> israel may impose a partial settlement freeze to keep u.s. broker peace talks with the palestinians arrive according to a israel source. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has met benjamin netenyahu for a second time in 12 hours. it's part of an effort to resuscitate talks between the israelis and the palestinians. stephanie decker joins us in jerusalem. are they close to any deals, steph? >> well, i think it's clear that it is very difficult, but we are being told that there is a deal on the table at the moment being negotiated between israel and the united states which involves the release of this last batch of prisoners. that should be done first. another 400 palestinian prisoners should be released up to israel, also a parti
by russia. >> where does nato stand with russia. >> clearly they are in a pretty bad state. still under the egis of a russia nato council formed back in 2002, both sides have worked on drugs control, on weapons in places like afghanistan, but all practical cooperation has now been suspended. according to rasmussen business as usual is now on hold. >> israel may impose a partial settlement freeze to keep u.s. broker peace talks with the palestinians arrive according to a israel...
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if you look at a long history of nato post cold war nato was gone out of its way not the korean adversarial relationship with russia and i think that this somehow claiming that that's been the purpose all on and this is an alliance in search of a mission i simply think it's not true. the lions purpose is very simple it's to the ten member states of the alliance watch his big toe protecting europe against soviet tanks are not about to roll into the streets of paris could never get to the traffic up. there is no meaningful direct bush that threatens no one except herself occasionally other and if you're going to confront the threat going forward it's not to be from russia in a probably be from china at some point i don't think nate was really involved in that front. so what is protecting you against. it has cost us taxpayers millions of hungry lions and honest on the trampoline has proven too difficult for the us can achieve to sell my diet the us led invasion of the front end into the global center of poppy cultivation even one compilation between moscow and washington on drug trafficking wa
if you look at a long history of nato post cold war nato was gone out of its way not the korean adversarial relationship with russia and i think that this somehow claiming that that's been the purpose all on and this is an alliance in search of a mission i simply think it's not true. the lions purpose is very simple it's to the ten member states of the alliance watch his big toe protecting europe against soviet tanks are not about to roll into the streets of paris could never get to the traffic...
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it was a nato official said. as the tension with the chicken will take the life at the same time. no one can readily to getting the way of the benefits that the things getting much like cooperation on afghanistan for seven years provided and sit with me to get to stand out. just on the heels of the house with it. it was suspending ties with moscow make it she said they're still expected russia to cooperate on afghanistan. so confusing statements like that does not come with a surprise when a bill in its key member of the us is trying out with all benefits that a crisis can offer. we will continue our special coverage of like the sixty fifth anniversary with more acts that analysis on the yukon you'll like it to the park. he's chewed out west and enlisted me to practice on a police building in afghanistan. gunmen in police uniforms opened fire killing a german woman and injuring a colleague from canada. this comes just a decade before the presidential election with both the country security and economy crumbling salty fishy capital for talks the heart and ye know them or the talles
it was a nato official said. as the tension with the chicken will take the life at the same time. no one can readily to getting the way of the benefits that the things getting much like cooperation on afghanistan for seven years provided and sit with me to get to stand out. just on the heels of the house with it. it was suspending ties with moscow make it she said they're still expected russia to cooperate on afghanistan. so confusing statements like that does not come with a surprise when a...